Book Review: The Summoned King by Dave Neuendorf
Book Description:
Indiana high school senior James Madison Young might best be described as a Renaissance man: intelligent, of good character, well educated, and full of passionate interests in everything from Krav Maga to robotics. One evening he falls asleep while studying at the library. He wakes to find himself in another world, filled with magic, danger, and romance. He has been summoned by court wizard Maynard to be the king of Kalymbria. Forced into marriage with the beautiful and magically powerful yet untrained Julia Roper for his queen, he must restore the lapsed Constitution in the face of opposition from a hostile Council of Advisors, and defend his new country from the evil machinations of the wizard Ruinga and her allied kingdom of Venicka. Rediscovering the lost art of enchantment may provide him with a powerful edge in his quest, if he can survive the assassins and conspiracies arrayed against him.
James is a sweet, kind of nerdy teen who finds himself in a new world after he falls asleep in the library. Suddenly he is in charge of decisions and preparing his own wedding. He has to work with different people from the Kalymbrian kingdom and defend the country against a bad wizard.
I liked James a lot, he’s a likeable teen that I think any boy could relate to. This isn’t a genre I’m well versed in, but I felt like there wasn’t enough conflict. I felt like scenes and chapters needed a push/pull/action/reaction, and it wasn’t quite there to keep the momentum. My guess is a tween or young teen might be engaged enough to keep reading, but I’m not sure if an older teen would.
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I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
